Fax transmission over the packet network
AssigneeInterstar Technologies Inc.
InventorsSebastien Boire-Lavigne, Richard Collette, Guy Blanchette, Mike Diperno
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Abstract
A FoIP server mediating fax communication between gateways and enterprise backend systems. The gateways are VoIP capable, connected to the PSTN and the enterprise network, and mediate between the PSTN fax call and fax over IP calls. The FoIP Server mediates between the FoIP calls and enterprise backend systems, such as message transfer agent (MTA), Customer Relationship Management CRM, document management, web services, mainframe, or a specialized application requiring faxing capabilities.
Claims23
A communication system for delivering fax messages, comprising:
- one or more message transfer agents (MTAs), each for which transferring and receiving messages;
- a packet network;
- a gateway connecting Public Switched telephone network (PSTN) and the packet network;
- and
- a server for establishing communication with the gateway through the packet network and transacting fax message between the MTA and a fax terminal connected to the PSTN.
A method of processing a fax message in a communication network, the communication network including one or more message transfer agents (MTAs), a packet network, a gateway connecting Public Switched telephone network (PSTN) and the packet network, and one or more servers for transacting fax message between the MTA and a fax terminal connected to the PSTN, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a server that handles a fax call on the terminal when the fax is reached at the terminal;
- establishing a session between the gateway and the selected server and a session between the fax terminal sending the fax on the PSTN and the server;
- transferring the fax from the fax terminal to the selected server;
- storing information related to the fax in a media database;
- terminating the sessions;
- determining, in the server, a destination address of an MTA for the incoming fax on the server;
- connecting the server to the MTA to transfer the incoming fax message;
- creating, in the server, a message in a format compatible with the selected MTA based on the stored information;
- and
- transferring the created message to the MTA.
A method of processing a fax message in a communication network, the communication network including one or more message transfer agents (MTAs), a packet network, a gateway connecting Public Switched telephone network (PSTN) and the packet network;
- and one or more servers for transacting fax message between the MTA and a fax terminal connected to the PSTN, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a message from the MTA in the server, a file document being attached to the message;
- retrieving information of the message;
- storing the information into a database;
- verifying if the sender sending the fax is authorized to send faxes and verifying if the recipient who receives the fax is valid;
- completing a sender information;
- converting the file document from an original format to a predetermined format;
- establishing a session between the server and the gateway;
- transferring the fax content written by the predetermined format from the server to the gateway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.